Chris Montez

American musician of Mexican parents
Person human Q1077577
Chris Montez
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Chris Montez

Summary

Chris Montez is a human[1]. He was born in Los Angeles[2]. He was born on January 17, 1943[3]. He worked as a singer[4], singer-songwriter[5], composer[6], and lyricist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (901 views/month, #7,034 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Los Angeles[2], Chris Montez…
  • Chris Montez was born on January 17, 1943[3].
  • Chris Montez held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Chris Montez's professions included singer[4].
  • Chris Montez's professions included singer-songwriter[5].
  • Chris Montez worked as a composer[6].
  • Chris Montez's professions included lyricist[7].
  • Chris Montez's field of work was music[10].
  • Chris Montez's education included a stint at Hawthorne High School[11].
  • Chris Montez's education included a stint at El Camino College[12].
  • Chris Montez is recorded as male[13].
  • Chris Montez's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Chris Montez's genre is pop rock[15].
  • Chris Montez's record label is recorded as A&M Records[16].
  • Chris Montez's record label is recorded as Era Records[17].
  • Chris Montez's record label is recorded as Columbia Records[18].
  • Chris Montez's voice type is recorded as tenor[19].
  • Chris Montez's family name is recorded as Montez[20].
  • Chris Montez's given name is recorded as Chris[21].
  • Chris Montez's official website is recorded as http://www.chrismontez.com/[22].
  • Chris Montez's instrument is recorded as guitar[23].
  • Chris Montez's instrument is recorded as voice[24].
  • Chris Montez's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • Chris Montez's start of work period is recorded as 1962[26].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[27]

  • Country: US[28]

  • Began / founded: 1943-01-17[29]

  • Genre(s): jazz pop, sunshine pop[30]

  • Community tags: classic pop and rock, jazz pop, rock & roll, sunshine pop[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e161330c-8c2a-4ccc-80c6-88d48f9d4095[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Chris Montez's place of birth was Los Angeles[2]. He was born on January 17, 1943[3].

Education

Educated at Hawthorne High School[11], a high school[33], in United States[34], founded in 1951[35] and El Camino College[12], a college[36], in United States[37], founded in 1947[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[4], singer-songwriter[5], composer[6], and lyricist[7]. Chris Montez's field of work was music[10].

Why It Matters

Chris Montez ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (901 views/month, #7,034 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

Where was Chris Montez born?

Chris Montez was born in Los Angeles[2].

What did Chris Montez do for work?

Chris Montez worked as singer[4], singer-songwriter[5], composer[6], and lyricist[7].

Where did Chris Montez go to school?

Chris Montez was educated at Hawthorne High School[11] and El Camino College[12].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . music-timeline.net. music-timeline.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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